Clash Royale Tier List: Best cards for December 2024

The best Clash Royale cards can help you get an advantage over your rivals. Here are our picks for must-have cards in December 2024.

With a big roster of cards, creating optimal deck setups can seem daunting in Clash Royale. Thankfully, staying up to date about the top performers can give you an advantage in matches. We’ve got a rundown of the cards you can use from best to worst below.

Clash Royale Tier List

Our Clash Royale tier list has been divided into four separate tiers. Character cards listed in the A Tier should be used as often as possible in play, whereas those in the D Tier should be avoided as much as possible.

• A Tier: Character cards in this tier are undoubtedly the best ones to use in Clash Fest.
• B Tier: Although not the most robust character cards, they can still be devastating in multiple scenarios to help change the course of a match.
• C Tier: While these character cards can be overlooked in most situations, they can still do a decent job in specific scenarios.
• D Tier: These characters should be avoided as much as you can. On top of being reasonably impactless cards, they also waste a notable amount of elixir during battles.

A Tier

Name	Rarity	Elixir Cost
Hog Rider	Rare	4
Little Prince	Champion	3
Lava Hound	Legendary	7
Bomber	Common	3
Fireball	Rare	4
Cannon	Common	3
Mega Knight	Legendary	7
The Log	Legendary	2
Goblin Curse	Epic	2
Mighty Miner	Champion	4
Royal Ghost	Legendary	3
Phoenix	Legendary	4
Monk	Champion	5
Valkyrie	Rare	4
Goblin Machine	Legendary	5
Skeleton King	Champion	4
Ice Spirit	Common	1
Archer Queen	Champion	5
Barbarian Launcher	Common	5
Earthquake	Rare	3
Poison	Epic	4
Tornado	Epic	3
P.E.K.K.A.	Epic	7
Mini P.E.K.K.A	Rare	4
Lumberjack	Legendary	4
Party Hat	Legendary	5
Zap	Common	2
Wizard	Rare	5
Giant Snowball	Common	2
Night Witch	Legendary	4
Party Rocket	Legendary	5
Mega Minion	Rare	3
Balloon	Epic	5
Fire Spirit	Common	2
Mini P.E.K.K.A.	Rare	4
Electro Wizard	Legendary	4
Goblinstein	Champion	2
Executioner	Epic	5
Minion Horde	Common	5
Firecracker	Common	3
Ram Rider	Legendary	5
Bandit	Legendary	3
Magic Archer	Legendary	4
Furnace	Rare	4
Fisherman	Legendary	3
Hunter	Epic	4
Knight	Common	3
Goblin Giant	Epic	6
Ice Golem	Rare	2
Royal Giant	Common	6
Arrows	Common	3
Witch	Epic	5
Goblin Drill	Epic	4
Goblin Barrel	Epic	3
Barbarian Barrel	Epic	2
Sparky	Legendary	4
Skeleton Dragons	Common	4
Skeletons	Common	1
Goblin Gang	Common	3
Dark Prince	Epic	4
Royal Delivery	Common	3
Royal Hogs	Rare	5
Goblin Demolisher	Rare	4
Inferno Tower	Rare	5
Rascals	Common	5

B Tier

Name	Rarity	Elixir Cost
Mortar	Common	4
Rocket	Rare	6
Tesla	Common	4
Lightning	Epic	6
Baby Dragon	Epic	4
Musketeer	Rare	4
Ice Wizard	Legendary	3
Miner	Legendary	3
Skeleton Army	Epic	3
Prince	Epic	5
Electro Dragon	Epic	5
Snowball	Common	2
Xbow	Epic	6
Golem	Epic	8
Goblins	Common	2
Battle Ram	Rare	4
Graveyard	Legendary	5
Mother Witch	Legendary	4
Bomb Tower	Rare	4
Guards	Epic	3
Freeze	Epic	4
Elixir Golem	Rare	3

C Tier

Name	Rarity	Elixir Cost
Royal Hogs	Rare	5
Rage	Epic	2
Canon	Common	3
Canon Cart	Epic	5
Inferno Dragon	Legendary	4
Tombstone	Rare	3
Giant Skeleton	Epic	6
Spear Goblins	Common	2
Minions	Common	3
Bats	Common	2
Clone	Epic	3
Skeleton Barrel	Common	3
Electro Giant	Epic	8
Giant	Rare	5
Bowler	Epic	5
Princess	Legendary	3
Zappies	Rare	4

D Tier

Name	Rarity	Elixir Cost
Goblin Hut	Rare	4
Barbarians	Common	5
Elixir Collector	Rare	6
Barbarian Hut	Rare	7
Royal Recruits	Common	7
Golden Knight	Champion	4
Electro Spirit	Common	1
Three Musketeers	Rare	9
Heal Spirit	Rare	1
Dart Goblin	Rare	3
Mother Witch	Legendary	4
Battle Healer	Rare	4
Goblin Cage	Rare	4
Flying Machine	Rare	4
Elite Barbarians	Common	6
Electro Spirit	Common	1
Electro Giant	Epic	7
Mirror	Epic	+1 Elixir of last played card
Archers	Common	2
X-Bow	Epic	7
Wall Breakers	Epic	2

Some of the strongest Clash Royale character cards in the current meta belong to the offensive category. To stand the best chance at taking down your foes, we recommend that you try to make your deck from the A and B-tier lists.

However, having a good balance between offense and defense in your decks is crucial. After all, you can never know your opponent’s equipped character cards before the match begins. Therefore, here are a few decks that you can try out for your subsequent battles:

• Va-Ho-Witch: Fireball, Furnace, Hog Rider, Ice Spirit, Inferno Dragon, Valkyrie, Witch, and Zap.
• Royal Giant Ghost deck: Electro Spirit, Fisherman, Hunter, Lightning Spell, Royal Ghost, Royal Giant, Skeletons, The Log.
• Hog Cycle: Canon, Fireball, Ice Golem, Ice Spirit, Musketeer, Skeletons, The Log, Hog Rider.

For more tips and tricks for Clash Royale, make sure to go through our Clash Royale chest cycle guide, how to add friends in Clash Royale, and what are Star Levels and Star Points in Clash Royale.